Department of Homeland Security April 7, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) will hold a teleconference meeting on May 6, 2005 to receive reports from the Credentialing Work Group. The NMSAC will physically meet on June 2, 2005 to discuss various issues relating to national maritime security. This notice announces the date, time, and location for the teleconference meeting and the physical meeting of the NMSAC.

This document amends the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection regulations pertaining to the filing of commercial vessel and aircraft manifests for passengers and crew members. Collectively, the provisions of this final rule require the electronic transmission of manifest information for passengers and crew members onboard commercial vessels and aircraft, in advance of arrival in and departure from the United States, and for crew members and non-crew members onboard commercial aircraft that continue within (foreign air carriers only) and overfly the United States, in advance of the departure of those flights. Submission of this manifest information to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is a necessary component of the nation's continuing program of ensuring aviation and vessel safety and protecting national security. The required information also will assist in the efficient inspection and control of passengers and crew members and thus will facilitate the effective enforcement of the customs, immigration, and transportation security laws.